Single-player games like Ghoul Kid
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Ghoul Kid, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Out of Space
Single-player alternative to Ghoul Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghoul Kid.
Strategy co-op online multiplayer game about living on a spaceship with your roommates. You'll need to generate resources, take care of a deadly alien infestation, upgrade your appliances and build your sustainable space home. Living together is never easy, especially when you are in outer space!
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Pikuniku
Single-player alternative to Ghoul Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Ghoul Kid.
Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!
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Octogeddon
Single-player alternative to Ghoul Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghoul Kid.
You ARE Octogeddon, a massive mutant octopus with one mission: DESTROY the world! Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier and deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine!
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Super Duper Party Pooper
Single-player alternative to Ghoul Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghoul Kid.
Created by solo developer Nikola Kostic - Have you ever wanted to poop on party goers but were too socially awkward to just go for it? Well, Super Duper Party Pooper is about to change all that, the player will find themselves in the middle of a raw human story of existential panic.
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Tingus Goose
Single-player alternative to Ghoul Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghoul Kid.
Tingus Goose is a delightfully absurd idle game where you plant seeds in patients, bounce babies for profit, and ascend through surreal worlds toward riches.
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Midnight Monitor: Anomaly Watch
Single-player alternative to Ghoul Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghoul Kid.
A "spot the difference" horror game where you have to monitor cameras in a haunted house and report anomalies. You have no choice but to finish the job. Can you spot every anomaly? Can you survive the night?
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Madu Maths
Single-player alternative to Ghoul Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Ghoul Kid.
Based on a school curriculum, Madu Maths tests primary school kids in addition and subtraction as they help bees collect honey for their hive. A solo developer effort, Madu Maths boasts challenging gameplay coupled with an original score and organic graphics to make for a fulfilling experience.
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The Jackbox Party Pack 6
Single-player alternative to Ghoul Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Ghoul Kid.
It’s the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.
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Ghost Master®
Single-player alternative to Ghoul Kid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Ghoul Kid.
Grim spectres, howling banshees, and sly gremlins are yours to command as you unleash ghastly spirits on the town of Gravenville and scare the wits out of its citizens. In the world of the Ghost Master, spooks do your bidding, as you solve puzzles and unlock mysteries in a challenge that combines the best of strategy, adventure, and...